Sony Bravia KDL40W5500U 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview and 100Hz Motionflow
£759.99
Manufacturer’s DescriptionA BRAVIA LCD TV is no ordinary television. Design is sleeker, pictures are brighter, details clearer. All BRAVIA televisions are HD Ready as a minimum, with up to 4 HDMI connections, and come with an integrated digital tuner so there is no need for a set-top box to view Freeview TV and radio channels. Most of the BRAVIA LCD TVs feature BRAVIA Sync technology, it takes just one button to turn on your entire Sony home entertainment system, while XrossMediaBar helps you navigate your TV easily with its best-in-class menu screen. After all advanced technology should simply mean technology that does more for you. The BRAVIA W5500 has all the Sony technology you need to experience a new level of entertainment. BRAVIA ENGINE 3 digital processing delivers a depth, richness and clarity that will take your breath away. Motionflow 100Hz technology keeps fast-moving sports and action crisp and clear. You can connect it to your home network using DLNA and enjoy music, video and pictures from other compatible devices on your TV. Plus you can use the AppliCast™ feature to check on-screen RSS feeds of news and other information while you’re watching your favourite programmes. Savour every moment with all-action Motionflow 100Hz Motionflow 100Hz for super-smooth, ultra-realistic sport and action scenes Motionflow 100Hz lets you see fast-moving sports and action scenes like never before by unlocking the amazing detail they contain. This blur reduction technology produces super-smooth, ultra-realistic viewing by doubling the conventional number of frames in a sequence. After every frame it creates an additional unique frame before the next one, based on key factors in the preceding and following images. While similar technologies simply duplicate frames, Motionflow 100Hz intelligently applies information to make movement appear even smoother. BRAVIA ENGINE 3 for the ultimate HD experience The unique technology of BRAVIA ENGINE 3 optimises the quality of every single scene An LCD television creates pictures by switching millions of pixels on and off. In the W5500 this process is controlled by the BRAVIA ENGINE 3, the latest version of Sony’s advanced digital processing technology. Using a collection of unique Sony algorithms it applies a digital perfecting process to reduce noise and produce cleaner images, higher contrast and smoother motion sequences, resulting in enhanced overall performance regardless of source. Specifically, it analyses each individual scene, controlling the peak brightness level to generate advanced colour and brightness, and optimising the noise level. It also detects and adjusts the overall colour distribution of each frame and smoothes diagonal lines of pixels in fast-moving pictures to prevent jagged edges and bleeding colours. In short, it delivers exceptional performance in every single scene. Connect your home with DLNA Create an entertainment network in your home with DLNA The BRAVIA W5500 means you can finally create an easy-to-use home network that lets you share music, video and pictures from around the house on your TV. As part of the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), Sony has adopted a universal standard for connectivity that enables your electronic devices, regardless of brand, to ‘talk’ to one another. So now it’s easy to move files between your TV, PC, printer, music player, phone, camera and more, wherever they are in the home. By integrating your TV into a home network, either wirelessly or via a cable, you can use your BRAVIA remote to find photos on the DLNA-enabled laptop in your bedroom and call them up to your living room TV screen. If you want hard copies, just send them to print on the colour printer in your spare room. As well as BRAVIA TVs, Sony offers a range of DLNA Certified™ devices such as VAIO notebooks, the Sony Ericsson mobile phone, the PLAYSTATION®3 and the GigaJuke hard-disc drive music system. AppliCast™ brings live internet feeds toyour screen while you watch TV AppliCast™ keeps you in touch while you watch AppliCast™ lets you see internet information on your BRAVIA TV while you’re watching television. You don’t have to switch on your PC – just call up widgets onto the TV screen. Three widgets, including a clock and calendar, are already installed on the on-screen XrossMediaBar and you can add RSS feeds of news, weather and more by connecting your TV to the internet via the Ethernet port at the back. Just select the information you want with your BRAVIA remote and it’s right there whenever you need it.
Buy Sony Bravia KDL40W5500U 40-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview and 100Hz Motionflow at Amazon
I took delivery of this TV 3 weeks ago to replace an older and smaller LCD model. Having been looking at the various televisions of this sort of size that are available, I made my final decision to buy this particular model based on looking in stores, careful inspection of specifications and looking widely at reviews on the internet. As something which is going to be a major feature of my living room for quite a long time I wanted to make the right decision. Certainly there are cheaper brands, and also cheaper Sony models out there, but the Bravia ‘W’ range seems to be the best combination when it comes to features, quality and price. Having used it daily I can now confirm that I think I made a wise choice. This Sony has the best colour display of any television I’ve seen. When you first watch it it’s as if everything is suddenly in 3D – such is the depth and definition of the picture, even when using it to watch standard definition Freeview television as I usually do. I thought that I was getting a very good quality Freeview picture with my previous setup, but it is noticeably better with this Bravia. I’ve also invested in a Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray player to use with this TV and watched a number of discs through that. As you’d expect the quality of the picture then is exceptional. The sound is also surprisingly good for a TV. There’s plenty of energy in the sound output and great clarity too. I can now hear things that I’d missed before – I actually got up to answer the phone at one point before realising that it wasn’t mine – it was on the telly! There’s only one snag that I’ve found with this TV and that’s a minor one. Although it has a good number of connections available to it Sony has reduced the number of SCART sockets on this model to 2. As someone who is still in the process of upgrading my televisual equipment, the rest of my equipment (except for the Blu-ray player) uses SCART connections so a third one may have been a bonus.
Similar to most people, I was drawn to the 40W5500 because of the reputation(and lack of stock) of the 40W4500. A member of my family took delivery of a 4500 before christmas and the quality I saw there cemented my desire to own a Sony W series LCD Television. Firstly the price offered for this set by Amazon is second to none. As a reliable and known web retailer it filled me with confidence to purchase, and I havn’t been disappointed. Firstly, the set-up was as easy as could possibly be. Plug everything in and let the auto set-up take control. The pictures from Standard definition, from both the built in digital tuner and Sky, provides an excellent viewing experience. No pixillation, sharp lines and excellent detailing in dark scenes. High Definition Blu-Ray pictures are quite simply in another world. Having Run Wall-E, Mama-Mia and Phantom of the Opera, the picture is at worse on par with the predecessor 40W4500, if anything of better quality. . . . absolutely breathtaking! I look forward to a glowing review from the likes of What Hi-Fi, and then the ability to gloat as the stock of this TV suffer under what I’m sure will be massive demand. In Summary, great service from Amazon; Excellent Set from Sony
5.0 out of 5 stars
No backlight issues
Received the TV this week. Excellent next day delivery from Amazon. After months of researching decided to go for 40w5500 despite many reviews marking down because of backlight…
Just thought I’d pen an early review after an evening’s play! This is my first flat screen which i ordered 2 weeks ago after much research on the older sony models W4500. Took the plunge with no official reviews. Firstly, as the others have said, first class delivery, Amazon ! Free super saver del. arrived day after release! Glad I went with Amazon now instead of others as price was good as well. Now the TV – Very impressed with all the connections available and multi-media capabilities (not yet tried out). Haven’t noticed clouding issues yet as with other sony models. discovered “picture-in-picture” function – great for watching sky HD cricket and BBC news etc at the same time! Digital freeview took twice to set up – missed it first time, but easy enough to navigate to set up again – now I can get many freeview channels even with my normal rooftop aerial. Sky HD channels definitely more detailed than normal – sports like cricket looks v sharp and un-blurry. Wii with component cable looks impressive! Have to slowly try out the rest of the functions which i’m sure will be just as good. . .
4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic television set
Set arrived on time and in perfect condition. Easy to set up and get working. Picture quality is amazing hence me buying my 4th Sony TV.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Faultless.
I’ve owned this TV for a few months now and it’s been faultless.
No noticeable clouding or backlight bleed.
5.0 out of 5 stars
OUTSTANDING !!
I bought this set to replace the Sony I bought 18 months ago and which unbelievebly for Sony has become faulty.
5.0 out of 5 stars
no problems
fantastic image for movies/ fast action straight out of the box with no backlight shadows on dark screen at all
highly recommended- esp with sony 360 blu ray player…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sony TV 46″ review Model KDL40W5500
The TV was huge as you take it out the box…very easy setup and mounting on the stand that comes with the TV
Lots of different connections and HDMI ports…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bill A
What can you say its a Sony and lives up to its reputation very happy with it.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An amazing TV ……
I first used the BluRay HD Basics (an HDTV calibration tool) to setup the TV – now even on Standard Def.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Optimising Settings
Initially torn between the Samsung B650 and Sony W5500 I went against some reviews and purchased this Sony.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sony’s TV are always excellent.
I recently brought this from Amazon. I thought Costco would be cheaper, but was pleasantly surprised that it was cheaper on amazon. The TV is brilliant.